Ms. Aliya is working as an executive in an FMCG company. She believes that successful task performance will be followed by rewards and other potential outcomes. Which of the following theories of motivation is applicable here? O a. Herzberg's Theory о а. b. Behavioural theory O C. Vroom's theory o d. Theory X and Theory Y

Ms. Aliya is working as an executive in an FMCG company. She believes that successful task performance will be followed by rewards and other potential outcomes. Which of the following theories of motivation is applicable here? O a. Herzberg's Theory о а. b. Behavioural theory O C. Vroom's theory o d. Theory X and Theory Y

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Chapter16: Motivating Employees

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